Many of us are familiar with the verse, 1 Thessalonians 5:19, "Quench Not the Spirit;" however, not everyone will agree on what it means. There are a few guidelines one should follow when interpreting a passage of Scripture.

Have you ever been discouraged? Have you sensed it in others? What about smelling it? How to fight off discouragement and why the little things matter.

Was Esau's greeting of his brother Jacob on his return to Canaan sincere? Had he forgiven and forgotten? Or was it something else?

What is Passover? We all respond to a good story. Passover was a foreshadowing, God's live action story, of the Messiah who would come.

It's Valentine's Day, and most of us are focusing on notes, sweets, and spending time with loved ones. But in looking at the root of the holiday, there is a deeper meaning and lessons to be learned.

Have you ever had times where you just know that God is talking to you through a series of events or messages? Sometimes I get that through Facebook. Sometimes different friends, all unconnected to each other, will post encouraging messages on the same topic in such a short period of time so that when I scroll down my feed, it is almost like one continuous stream.

The start of 2014 has been . . . interesting so far. The new year started with some situations that needed to be resolved. But I am ready to be positioned for promise

A week ago my daughter, Avery, came home from a church LEAD team party bubbling with stories of her friends.  She had a candy cane in hand and showed me the card with a poem about candy canes.  I'm sure you've seen it:

Sometimes people complain about the Christmas celebrations beginning too early, but our Thanksgiving service on Sunday was awesome highlighting the reason we are have reason to give thanks.

As I was reading about the story of the life of St. Nicholas and the Christmas traditions that stem from it, I realized that it was the promised of Isaiah 58:8 lived out.